Venetian blind bracket



Dec. 23, 1941'. G. F. MOKERLIE VENETIAN BLIND BRACKET Filed March 10,1941 INVENTOIR. 660/76 7 7 Maker/1e ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 23, 1941;

PATENT OFFICE s VENETIAN BLIND BRACKET George F. McKerlie, Sturgis,Mich., assignor to Kersch Company, Sturgis, Mich.

Application March 10,1941, Serial No. 3821564 7 Claims. This inventionrelates to brackets for supporting Venetian blinds or the like andparticularly to such brackets for supporting Venetian blinds having theoperating, tilting and lifting mechanism concealed in a channel shapedsheet metal casing. It has for its objects:

First, to provide anew and improved bracket of the type described.

Second, to provide such a bracket with suitable concealing fasteningmeans for holding the ends of the head casing of the Venetian blindagainst removal and for concealing gaps between the end of the casingand the bracket to give a smooth unobjectionable appearance.

Third, to provide such a bracket which can be made inexpensively frommetal stampings and which can be assembled with a minimum of effort.

Fourth, to make such a bracket which can be used at either end of theblind to accommodate either right or left hand fastening members.

Other objects and advantages pertaining to details and economies ofconstruction and operation will appear from the description to follow.The invention is defined in the claims. A preferred embodiment of theinvention is-illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of one end of a Venetian blind casingsupported by the bracket of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the bracket and the fastening meansin open position.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the bracket with the fastening means infastening position.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the fastening means in open positionand showing in dotted lines the pivotal movement of the fastening meansfrom open to closed position.

Fig. 5 is a View of the blank from which the bracket itself is made. I

In Fig. 1, the bracket generally indicated at l is shown supporting aregular channel-shaped Venetian blind casing 2. r. The bracket which isformed of sheet metal consists of a main body portion 3 which isdisposed vertically in use. It has a bottom horizontal flange 4 forsupporting the bottom of the casing 2 and a top flange 5 and a rearflange 8. Suitable apertures I for attachment of the blind to the windowcasing or the wall are provided.

Adjacent the forward edge of thebody portion 3 are a pair of struckuphooks 8v and 9. These hooks are vertically aligned and are opposed toone another.

The fastening member generally indicated at 55 l consists of a faceplate II and a right angle flange I2. This flange is provided with an"aperture I3 which is adapted to receive the lowermost hook of thebracket as the bracket is'int stalled. One leg ll of this L-shapedaperture extends parallel with the face plate II. The other leg Iextends from the bottom of the leg -14 substantially perpendicularly toand away from the face plate.

The L-shaped aperture I3 is so arranged that when the bottom fasteningmember I0 is in place with the bottom hook 9 in the leg I of the openingl3, the face plate II is supported in front of, at right angles to andabove the supporting flange 4. When it is desired to shift the fasteningmember from this position to the open position which is shown in Fig. 4.the fastening member I0 is raised as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3,permitting this fastening member to be moved outwardly and away from thebracket so that the hook 9 passes into the leg [5 of the aperture I3.When this movement has been accomplished, the fastening member can beswung to the lower position shown in Fig. 4 past the dotted lineposition there shown.

When the fastening member is in flange l2 lies beneath the hook 8.

The flange I2 is cut away as shown. at IE to receive the horizontalflange 4 of the bracket I when the fastening member is in the positionshown in Fig. 4. I

It will be appreciated that when this construe-- tion is used only oneset of brackets need be produced because the hooks 8 and9 areidentically located with respect to the' top and bottom flangesrespectively and the front edge of position, the

the body portion 3 of the bracket. Either hook I will serve to receive afastening member such as the member II), it being necessary, however, 40to have right and left fastening members. The

- fastening members are easyto install and operate with great ease.v'Ihey serve to retain'the casing of the Venetian blind and to concealthe gaps at the end as shown in Fig. 1. It is possible to haveconsiderable leeway in the length of the casing without having'anunsightly installation.

The terms and expressions which have, been herein employed are used asterms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention inthe use of such terms and expressions of exeluding any equivalents ofthe features shown and described. It is recognized that variousmodifications are possible within the scope of the invention claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Batcut is:

1. Abracket of the class described having a vertically disposed body anda horizontal flange at the bottom to receive a Venetian blind headcasing or the like. said body having near the forward edge thereof apair of vertically aligned hooks opposed to one another, and a fasteningmember comprising a face plate and a right angle flange adapted to liealong the face of said body, said right angle flange having an L-shapedaperture therein to receive the lower one of said hooks and having oneleg extending parallel with the face plate flange and the other endextending from the bottom of said flrst leg substantiallyperpendicularly to and away from the face plate,

said opening being disposed to support said fastening member with a faceplate substantially in line with the front of said bracket when thebottom hook is in the first mentioned leg of said opening and to supportsaid fastening member with the face plate below the body of said bracketand parallel with the horizontal flange thereof when said hook-is in theother leg of said opening, said, flange being cut away adjacent the faceplate to provide a recess to receive said flange when the bracket is insaid last mentioned position, said flange having a portion adapted tofit under and be restrained by said other hook when said fasteningmember is in fastening position.

2. A bracket of the class described having a vertically disposed bodyand a horizontal flange at the bottom to receive a Venetian blind headcasing or the like, said body having near the forward edge thereof apair of vertically aligned hooks opposed to one another, and a fasteningmember comprising a face plate and a right angle flange adapted to liealong the face of the said body, said right angle flange having anL-shaped aperture therein to receive the lower one of said hooks andhaving one leg extending parallel with the face plate flange and theother end extending with the face plate below the body of said bracketand parallel with the horizontal flange thereof when said hook is in theother leg of said opening, said flange being cut away adjacent the faceplate to provide a recess to receive said flange when the bracket is insaid last mentioned position.

4. A bracket of the class described having a vertically disposed bodyand a horizontal flange at the bottom to receive a Venetian blind headcasing or the like, said body having near the forward edge thereof apair of vertically aligned hooks opposed to one another, and-a fasteningmember comprising a face plate and a right angle flange adapted to liealong the face of said body, said right angle flange having an L-shapedI aperture therein to receive the lower one of said hooks and having oneleg extending parallel with the face plate flange and the other endextending from the bottom of said first leg substantiallyperpendicularly to and away from the face plate,

said opening being disposed to support said fastening member with a faceplate substantially in line with the front of said bracket when thebotfrom the bottom of said first leg substantially perpendicularly toand away from the face plate, said opening being disposed to supportsaid fastening member with a face plate substantially in line with thefront of said bracket" when the bottom hook is in the first mentionedleg of said opening and to support said fastening member with the faceplate below the body of said bracket and parallel with the horizontalflange thereof when said hook is in the other leg of aid opening, saidflange-having a portion ada ted to fit under and be restrained by saidother hook when said fastening member is in fastening position.

3. A bracket of the class described having a vertically'disposed bodyand a horizontal flange at the bottom to receive a Venetian blind headcasing or the like, said body having near the forward edge thereof apair of vertically aligned hooks opposed to one another, and a fasteningmember comprising a face plate and a right angle flange adapted to liealong the face of said body, said right angle flange having an L-shapedaperture therein to receive the lower one of said hooks and having oneleg extending parallel with the face plate flange and the other endextending said opening being disposed to support said fastening memberwith a face plate substantially in line with the front of said bracketwhen the bot- 4 tom hook is in the first mentioned leg of said openingand to support said fastening member tom hook is in the first mentionedleg of said opening and to support said fastening member with the faceplate below the body of said bracket and parallel with the horizontalflange thereof when said hook is in the other leg of said opening.

5. A bracket of the class described having a vertically disposed bodyand a horizontal flange atthe. bottom to receive a Venetian blind headcasing or the like, said body having near the forward edge thereof apair of struck-up vertically aligned hooks opposed to one another, and afastening member comprising a face plate and a right angle flangeadapted to lie along the face of said body, said right angle flangehaving an L-shaped aperture therein to receive the lower one of saidhooks and having one leg extending parallel with the face plate flangeand the other end extending from the bottom of said first legsubstantially perpendicularly to and awayfrom the face plate, saidopening being disposed-to support said fastening member with a faceplate substantially in line with the front of said bracket when thebottom hook is in the first mentioned leg of said opening and to supportsaid fastening member with the face plate below the body of said bracketand parallel with the horizontal flange thereof when said hook is in theother leg of said opening.

6. A bracket of the class described having a vertically disposed bodyand a horizontal flange at the bottom to receive a Venetian blind headcasing or the like, said body having near the forward edge thereof ahook, and a fastening member. comprising a face plate and a right angleflange adaptedto lie along the face of said body, said right angleflange having an L-shaped aperture therein, and having one legextendingparallel with the face plate flange and the other end extendingfrom the bottom of said first leg substantially perpendicularly to andaway from the face plate, said opening being disposed to support said"fastening member with a face plate substantially in line with the frontof said bracket when the hook is in the first mentioned leg I '7. Abracket of the class described having a vertically disposed body and ahorizontal flange at the bottom to receive a Venetian blind head casingor the like, said body having near the forward edge thereof a hook and afastening 5 member comprising a face plate and a. rightv substantiallyperpendicularly to and away from the face plate, said opening beingdisposed to support said fastening member with a face platesubstantially in line with the front of said bracket when the hook is inthe flrst mentioned leg of said opening and to support said fasteningmember with the face plate belowthe body of said bracket and parallelwith the horizontal flange thereof when said hook is in the other leg of10 said opening.

GEORGE F, MOKERLIE.

